Evolution in a test tube: Rise of the Wrinkly Spreaders

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-59

  Green, Jennifer H ^a   Koza, Anna ^b   Moshynets, Olena ^c   Pajor, Radoslaw ^b   Ritchie, Margaret R ^a,d   Spiers, Andrew J ^b  

^a Arbroath High School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Ukraine)

^d EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Evolution; Fitness; Microcosms; Mutation; Niche

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 81255196400     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2011.537842     Document Type: Conference Paper

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